Acquisition, tracking, and pointing system for self-protection applications

Steven J. Hammer; Larry A. Stockum; Douglas E. Chesser; John E. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.317517

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30 July 1998 Acquisition, tracking, and pointing system for self-protection applications

Steven J. Hammer, Larry A. Stockum, Douglas E. Chesser, John E. Miller

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Proceedings Volume 3365, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317517
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A state-of-the-art acquisition/tracking/positioning (ATP) system for vehicle protection and area defense application is presently being developed. The ATP system, referred to as the high performance laser fire control system, has been designed to automatically acquire, track, rangefind and designate top attack weapons, such as mortars and artillery, as well as line-of-sight type weapons, such as anti-tank guided missiles and anti-tank projectiles. The ATP mission scenario requires full hemispherical coverage, extremely high acceleration capabilities, precision stabilization, and precision pointing.

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Steven J. Hammer, Larry A. Stockum, Douglas E. Chesser, and John E. Miller "Acquisition, tracking, and pointing system for self-protection applications", Proc. SPIE 3365, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XII, (30 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317517

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